Difference beteen Seagate 4XL and 4LP

What's the difference between the Seagate 4XL and the 4LP series of drives? I have a ST34371 which I believe is a 4LP family drive. I'm looking at buying a ST34572W which is an XL family drive. How is the performance of the ST34572W different from my current drive?

I used to be the Engineering manager for the factory that built the 4XL and 4LP. As far as these characters go, the difference is inside. The 4LP means Low Profile. The 4XL is fundamentally the same drive, but with one less disc installed. The XL is the newer version and was built designed to reduce cost. It has higher arial and linear density in order to make up for the lost disc. Either one of them are great drives. I have many of each that I bought. Just thought I would help clarify.

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